Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – Bhartiyanews24x7

In a landmark move, three new criminal laws will come into effect across India from Monday, replacing colonial-era legislations and ushering in significant reforms in the criminal justice system. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will supersede the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively. The new laws aim to modernise India's justice system, incorporating provisions such as Zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, and electronic summonses. "These laws have been crafted to address contemporary social realities and crimes, ensuring mechanisms that reflect the ideals enshrined in our Constitution," official sources told news agency PTI....

New Delhi: On a drive to generate awareness about three new criminal laws coming into effect on July 1, Union law ministry has organised a conference in Kolkata on Sunday, followed by two more in Chennai and Mumbai this month.Kolkata meeting, third in the series, will be attended by Justice TS Sivagnanam and Calcutta HC chief justice, and addressed by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.The ministry has already conducted seminars in Delhi and Guwahati on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam to raise awareness among stakeholders, legal fraternity, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, district administration officials, academia, students, and citizens. The three new laws will replace IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act, respectively.Offi...

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